S1 Ep 3 - Alan Love on 'Purpose in Biology'

Does nature have a purpose? The simple scientific answer is no, but the fuller story is, of course, more complicated than that. Concepts like goal directedness, directionality, and even purpose are used - usefully! - in biology all the time. How can we reconcile these two realities? Today's guest on the HPS podcast is Professor Alan C. Love. Alan is professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota and principal investigator of 'The Purpose Project'. Alan joins Samara Greenwood to talk a...

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Leading scholars in History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (HPS) introduce contemporary topics for a general audience. Developed by scholars and students in the HPS program at the University of Melbourne. Producers and Hosts: Samara Greenwood and Carmelina Contarino. Season Four Now Out. New Episodes EVERY THURSDAY.More information on the podcast can be found at hpsunimelb.org